Motorist Yells "Allahu Akbar" After Plowing Into Pedestrians On French Atlantic Island
Sky News reports a man in his mid-30s carried out multiple deliberate vehicle ramming attacks on pedestrians and cyclists on Wednesday morning on Île d'Oléron, a French island off the Atlantic coast.
BREAKING: Two people are in intensive care following a driver knocking down several people on the French island of Ile d'Oleron.
The mayor of Dolus-d'Oleron, told BFMTV the suspect, in his 30s, shouted "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for God is Greatest) when he was detained pic.twitter.com/8wUvJDmSkY
— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 5, 2025
The mayor of Dolus-d'Oléron, Thibault Brechkoff, told local media that nine people were hit by the vehicle, including two in critical condition.
"We are extremely shocked," Brechkoff said on BFM-TV, adding, "All municipal services are fully mobilized. Two helicopters are on site transporting the gravely injured to Poitiers."
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A dozen injured as a Muslim screaming ‘Allahu Akhbar’ plows into pedestrians on the French holiday island of Oléron.
The mayor explains how he hit the public then set his car on fire.
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The mayor said the suspect was a local man in his mid-30s, who was arrested shortly after the incident, and who shouted "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for God is Greatest) when he was detained.
Ile d'Oléron is metropolitan France's second-largest island and a popular holiday destination.
France's anti-terror authorities have not been called in to investigate the incident.
The incident in France comes less than a week after the mass stabbing attack on a train from Doncaster to London. UK officials insisted there was no indication of a marauding terrorist attack.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/05/2025 – 10:20